Chrome on Android lets you search more info on any word with Tap to Search

If you want to pull up more information on a specific word while using Chrome on your Android device, Google has something for you. They’re calling it Tap to Search, which as its name suggests, lets you find more information about a word via a long press on the word. For example, if you’re reading this on your mobile, you touch and hold the word Google and it’ll pull up different information related to Google. It can be an app, about the company, or any other link related to that word. It’s currently rolling out so you should be getting it on your Chrome for Android pretty soon. Asian language is reportedly coming soon.

Source: Google Chrome Blog | Via: Engadget

Tumblr takes on Reddit’s AMA with Answer Time Q&A

Tumblr takes a page (quite literally) from Reddit’s Ask me Anything series with its question and answer platform. The blogging site/social network is calling it Answer Time. It’ll let Tumblr users chat with celebrities and other important people. It kicks off on Monday, June 8^th with a daily Q&A session. They’re kicking it off with Fall Out Boy on Monday, and they’ll be followed by the likes of rapper Vic Mensa, Tumblr CEO Peter Karp, and Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards.

Source: Tumblr | Via: The Verge

Sony accidentally reveals new Smartband through a new app

Whether an intentional or unintentional slip, Sony might have unveiled its new wearable through a new app on Google Play Store (which has, of course, been taken down already). Called the SmartBand 2, it will supposedly still track different aspects of your life but adds a heart rate monitor. This means it’ll work as a better fitness tracker.

Like the current SmartBand, it can track steps and sleep, send notifications, and vibrate when there’s an alarm. It can also take screenshots of the data it has at a given moment via a dedicated button. If the accidental release of the app is any indication, the SmartBand 2 should be unveiled any time soon.

Source: The Verge

Skype users in the US and UK can chat on the web without app

Skype users in the US and UK are getting a pretty handy way to use the service. They can now make Skype calls right from the browser without having to install the app. Skype for Web is available for beta at the moment and in those two countries. It can be accessed via Skype’s official site.

Source: Cult of Mac